Baby gates

With our baby boy pretty much walking now, baby safety is all important. Thankfully we bought and set up gates quite a while ago. We bought them both online and had them delivered.

We currently have two of this type:




One is sitting at the top of the stairs, and one is just outside of our living room area, which means he can't get to the stairs or the genkan. We bought these from Akachanhonpo (http://shop.akachan.jp/). They have a store about 40 minutes drive from us, but delivery was free when we ordered online. They were 5100yen each (but cheaper now- grr)

We also bought another gate of this type:




It's a step over type gate that means we can get in and out of the kitchen while carrying things (you don't need to open the gate). It's about Pi's shoulder height (but Pi is the size of a two year old). When we first put it in, Pichan screamed and hated it. But now he just accepts that he can't get into the kitchen any more. Which is great for both his safety, and because we don't need to baby proof every cabinet. We bought this from Rakuten.co.jp. It was about 4000yen plus delivery, taking it just over 5000yen

But that still hasn't stopped him from getting oww-ies. He has fallen into the Genkan twice now. They do make baby gates wide enough to cover the genkan, but with the baby gate near the stairs, he can't get to the genkan without me (both times he fell it was with me there). They were expensive to buy, but very worth the cost.